BBC Proms · SEASON 74
Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh
Episode 12 · 2020-09-10
- Documentary
Episode overview
To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Tom Service and the Aurora Orchestra present a unique evening in which conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra take apart Beethoven’s popular Seventh Symphony and show us the inner workings of the composer’s creative genius, followed by a performance of the work in the orchestra’s signature style - from memory! Also on the bill at the Royal Albert Hall is a new work by British composer Richard Ayres, whose piece is inspired by Beethoven’s struggle with his loss of hearing.
180 minutes
Season 74 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms2020-08-28
2. The Symphonic Organ2020-08-29
3. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO2020-08-30
4. Viennese Night2020-08-31
5. London Sinfonietta2020-09-01
6. Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic2020-09-02
7. Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment2020-09-03
8. Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda2020-09-04
9. Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra2020-09-05
10. Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble2020-09-06
11. KOKOROKO2020-09-07
12. Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh2020-09-10
13. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason2020-09-11
14. Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff2020-09-12
15. Last Night of the Proms2020-09-12
